Deer Hunt Area 130: Big Sandy
Area 130 is open on a general deer license: the 2026 general season runs Oct. 1 to Oct. 6. Nonresidents need a Region H general license; in the 2026 draw it took about 8 preference points.
- Mule deer herd
- Sublette (104)
- Size
- 688 sq mi
- Nonresident region
- Region H
General season
Residents hunt Area 130 on a general deer license. Nonresidents need the Region H general license, which is drawn for the whole region and is good in the general seasons of 12 areas.
| Season | Special archery | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 1 to Oct. 6 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | Antlered mule deer four (4) points or more on either antler or any white-tailed deer |
Region H general license, 2026 draw
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 151 licenses. The draw ran out at 8 points: 1.9% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 1 100% 18 1 100% 17 2 100% 13 1 100% 12 2 100% just under 12 2 100% 11 12 100% just under 11 2 100% 10 15 100% just under 10 10 100% 9 44 100% just under 9 58 100% 8 53 1.89% just under 8 973 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 50 licenses, 1,022 first-choice applicants (about 5%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 101 licenses. The draw ran out at 6 points: 20% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 10 1 100% just under 9 4 100% 8 15 100% just under 8 8 100% 7 30 100% just under 7 31 100% 6 60 20% just under 6 356 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 33 licenses, 404 first-choice applicants (about 8%).
Limited-quota licenses
Type 1 · Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer
| Season | Special archery | Quota | Legal deer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 | Sep. 1 to Sep. 30 | 5 | Antlered mule deer or any white-tailed deer |
- Nonresident, preference-point draw: 0 licenses. No licenses were set aside for the preference-point draw.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 19 3 0% just under 19 46 0% - Nonresident, random draw: 0 licenses, 49 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Nonresident special, preference-point draw: 1 license. The draw ran out at 20 points: 16.7% of applicants there drew, and everyone above it drew.
Point-by-point results
Points First-choice applicants Odds 20 6 16.67% just under 20 19 0% - Nonresident special, random draw: 0 licenses, 24 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
- Resident: 4 licenses, 490 first-choice applicants (under 1%).
Legal boundary description
Beginning at the town of Farson and U.S. Highway 191; northerly along said highway to the Big Sandy Reservoir Road (Sweetwater County Road 28); easterly along said road to the Big Sandy River at the Big Sandy Reservoir dam; northerly up said river to the Continental Divide; southeasterly along said divide to Mt. Nystrom; easterly from Mt. Nystrom to Sweetwater Gap and the headwaters of the Sweetwater River; southerly down said river to Wyoming Highway 28; southwesterly along said highway to U.S. Highway 191 at the town of Farson.
Nearby deer areas
How to read this
Draw results are what happened in the 2026 draw, published by Wyoming Game and Fish. They are not a forecast; quotas and applicant numbers change every year. Preference-point odds are WGFD's own figures. For random and resident draws WGFD publishes licenses and applicant counts, so the percentage shown is the share of first-choice applicants there were licenses for, before second and third choices. Rows marked “just under” a number are applicants between two point levels, which happens when a party applies together and its points are averaged.
Season dates and legal deer are from WGFD Chapter 6, Deer Hunting Seasons. Where a draw report and the regulation describe a license differently, this page uses the regulation's wording.
Sources: WGFD draw results and odds (2026), WGFD Chapter 6 deer seasons, and the WGFD deer hunt area boundaries. Boundaries on the map are for general location, not a survey. Check the current regulations before you hunt.